Senate Republicans revived negotiations over United States President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with COVID-19 relief money as a counteroffer to the White House.
Biden, a Democrat, had said he wanted to see progress on legislation by May 31, the US Memorial Day holiday.
Republicans said on Tuesday they would disclose details of the new offer by Thursday, with some sounding upbeat after both sides had panned other offers.
“I think that we’ve got good momentum, but we’ll see what their reaction is,” said Capito, the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.